Kyle Kendrick Fantasy News

After a second straight uninspiring start by Kyle Kendrick in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Brewers, the Red Sox optioned the veteran right-hander to Triple-A Pawtucket. In a corresponding move, lefty reliever Robbie Ross Jr. was recalled from Pawtucket on Thursday morning.

Kyle Rodney Kendrick Bio Info

Full name is Kyle Rodney Kendrick. Signed by Tom Kissner (Phillies). Is married to Stephenie LaGrossa...They have a daughter, Sophia Marguerite, and a son, Kyle Jr. Graduated in 2003 from Mount Vernon (WA) High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football... Turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at Washington State University.

2016

Spent the entire season in the Angels' minor league system. Made 15 starts and 1 relief appearance for Triple-A Salt Lake, going 6-5 with a 4.82 ERA (49 ER/93.1 IP)...Also made 4 starts for the Rookie-level AZL Angels to rehab a right shoulder impingement (1-1, 2.31 ERA). Held LHH to a .215 AVG (38-for-177) with Salt Lake. Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 6 consecutive starts from 5/26-6/23 before being placed on the DL on 7/1. Reinstated from the DL on 8/25 and made 3 more starts for the Bees, allowing just 3 ER in 14.1 IP (1.88 ERA)... Gave up 2 ER or fewer in 6 of his final 7 Triple-A starts.

2014

Spent his second full season in the starting rotation...Set career-highs in innings (199.0), starts (32) and strikeouts (121)...Had a career-long 10-game losing streak from Aug. 11, 2013-May 21, 2014...was the longest by a Phillies pitcher since Matt Beech lost 11 straight games from 1996-97...Went 2-1, 2.45 ERA (18.1 IP, 5 ER) over his final three starts...went 5-2 in his final 10 starts...was 3-2 with a 2.78 ERA (32.1 IP, 10 ER) in five September starts...On the year, went 10-13 with a 4.61 ERA (199.0 IP, 102 ER) in 32 starts...was his third-straight season of 10-plus wins...one of 26 pitchers to do that...only one of three pitchers to have 10-plus wins and 10-plus losses in each of the last three years.

2013

Spent his 1st full season in the starting rotation... Set career highs in innings (182.0), losses (13) and CG (2)... Went 4-1, 2.47 ERA (15 ER, 54.2 IP) in his first 8 starts of the season before going 6-12, 5.65 ERA (80 ER, 127.1 IP) over his final 22 starts... Allowed 2 ER or less in 14 of his 30 starts (8-2, 1.92 ERA); went 2-11, 7.99 ERA (74 ER, 83.1 IP) in his other 16 starts... Pitched his 4th career CG, 6/3 vs MIA, which extended his winning streak vs MIA to 10 games... Left his start on 6/30 at LAD with a mild concussion; was hit on the helmet by a pitch from Stephen Fife... Tied his career high with 8 SO, 9/7 vs ATL... Was placed on the 15-day DL for the 1st time in his career with right shoulder tendinitis, 9/23 (retroactive to 9/14)

2012Set career highs in appearances (37) and SO (116)...Tied his career high with 11 wins; reached double-digits
in wins for the 4th time in his career...Began the season in the bullpen; was in the rotation
from 4/23-7/6 before going back to a relief role on 7/13
at COL and back to the rotation for good on 8/3 vs ARI...Went 9-11, 3.89 ERA (63 ER, 145.2 IP) in 25 starts and 2-1,
3.95 ERA (6 ER, 13.2 IP) in 12 relief appearances...Allowed 2 ER or less in 17 of his 25 starts (9-4, 1.73 ERA,
21 ER, 109.1 IP); went 0-7 with a 10.40 ERA (42 ER, 36.1 IP)
in his other 8 starts...Went 7-3, 3.25 ERA (27 ER, 74.2 IP) in 16 games (12 GS)
against the NL East...T-1st in the NL with 9 wins after the All-Star break (19 G,
12 GS, 9-4, 3.15 ERA, 25 ER, 78.1 IP, .218 AVG against);
was 2-8, 4.89 ERA (44 ER, 81.0 IP, .288 AVG against) in 18
games (13 GS) before the break...Pitched his 1st career SHO, 5/26 at STL (9.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO)...Had a 25.0-inning homerless streak, 5/21-6/6, the
2nd-longest such streak of his career...Posted a career-best 22.0-inning scoreless streak,
6/28-8/3...Pitched 8.0 scoreless innings, 8/19 at MIL, after throwing
7.0 scoreless innings, 8/14 at MIA, marking the first time
that he had pitched at least 7.0 innings without allowing
a run in back-to-back starts in his career...Had a 21.0-inning scoreless streak, 8/8-24, his longest
ever as a starter ...Won 4 consecutive starts for the 1st time in his career,
8/14-30 (1.23 ERA, 4 ER, 29.1 IP)...Had a career-high 8 SO, 9/10 vs MIA.2011Flip-flopped between the rotation and the bullpen all season. ... Reached career bests in ERA (3.22) and SO/9.0 IP (4.6). ... Went 5-4, 3.14 ERA (29 ER, 83.0 IP) in 15 starts and 3-2, 3.41 ERA (12 ER, 31.2 IP) in 19 relief appearances. ... Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of his final 9 starts of the
season, 7/6-9/20 (3-2, 2.21 ERA). ... Pitched more than 1.0 inning in 9 of his 19 relief appearances and went 0-1, 2.82 ERA (7 ER, 22.1 IP) when doing so. ... Set single-game career highs in SO (7) and pitches thrown (117), 8/2 at COL (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO). ... Was placed on the paternity leave list on 9/2 and reinstated on 9/5. ... Held LHH to a .234 AVG (44-188); LHH had a .320 AVG (302-944) against him in 4 previous seasons (2007-10). ... Went 5-2, 2.14 ERA (15 ER, 63.0 IP) in 18 G (8 GS) against the NL East.2010Set career highs in games (33), starts (31), innings
(180.2) and SO (84); tied his career high in wins (11) ... Pitched 8.0 scoreless innings in his 3rd start of the
season, 4/20 at ATL ... Had a season-high 12.0-inning scoreless streak, 4/20-25 ... Pitched his first career CG while throwing a career-high
115 pitches, 7/3 at PIT ... Was optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 7/20; did not
make an appearance before being recalled on 7/24 ... Allowed 3 ER or less in each of his final 4 starts ... Went 9-3, 2.42 ERA (31 ER, 115.1 IP) when pitching 6.0
or more innings (17 GS); 2-7, 8.82 ERA (64 ER, 65.1 IP)
when pitching less than 6.0 innings (14 GS) ... Issued 1 walk or less in 15 of his 31 starts and 2 walks
or less in 25 of 31 ... Received the 4th-highest average run support in the
NL (5.93 runs per start) ... Allowed 2 ER or less in 14 of his 31 starts (9-1, 1.57 ERA,
16 ER, 91.2 IP) ... Against the NL East, had a combined 3.00 ERA (20 ER,
60.0 IP) vs ATL, NYM and FLA and a 9.35 ERA (18 ER,
17.1 IP) vs WSH2009Spent most of the season with Lehigh Valley (AAA)...Finished 5th in the International League in ERA (3.34)
and T-10th in innings (143.0)...Was recalled on 6/12 and appeared in 1 game before
being optioned back to Lehigh Valley on 6/13...Allowed only 2 HR in his final 9 starts of the season
(63.2 IP)...Issued 2 walks or less in 20 of his 24 starts...Held right-handed hitters to a .228 (70-307) avg...Limited opponents to a .181 (21-116) avg with RISP...Was recalled 2 more times: 7/25 (optioned back on
8/11) and 9/6 for the remainder of the season...Made his 1st ML start of the season in the 1st game of
a DH, 9/13 vs NYM (W, 7.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 3 SO)...Pitched 4.0 scoreless innings of relief and earned the
win, 9/18 at ATL...Earned the win in the Philliesf division-clinching game,
9/30 vs HOU (3.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO)...Was on the NLDS roster, but did not appear2008The Phillies went 13-4 (.765) in his first 17 starts and
5-8 (.385) in his final 13...Went 8-3, 4.47 ERA in 19 starts before the All-Star
break and 3-6, 7.59 ERA in 11 starts after...Set career highs in wins (11), starts (30), innings (155.2)
and strikeouts (68)...Went at least 6.0 innings in 14 of his 30 starts; went
8-2, 2.76 ERA in those starts...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in 18 of his 30 starts; was 9-3,
2.74 ERA in those starts...Had a career-best 5-game win streak, 4/26-6/13 (4.18
ERA, 26 ER, 56.0 IP)...Pitched a career-high 8.0 innings, 6/25 at OAK (8.0 IP,
4 H, BB, 4 SO)...Tied his career high with 6 SO, 5/2 vs SF...Made his 1st ML relief appearance, 9/19 at FLA (1.0 IP,
H, R, ER, HR)2007Led all NL rookies in wins (10), finished 3rd in ERA (3.87), 5th in starts (20) and 6th in innings
(121.0)... His 10 wins were the most by a Phillies rookie pitcher since 1990, when Pat Combs won
10... The last Phillies rookie to have more than 10 wins was Bob Walk in 1980 (11)... Began his season with Reading (AA)...
Pitched at least 6.0 innings in all of his starts before having his contract purchased on 6/13 and made his ML debut that day
vs CWS (ND, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB,HB, 4 SO)... Went 4-0 in his first 6 starts... Continued his streak of pitching at least 6.0
innings in each of his first 6 ML starts... Earned his 1st ML win, 6/19 at CLE (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER,BB, SO)... Induced 17 doubleplays
in his first 20 ML starts, 2nd-most on the team... Allowed 3 ER or less in 15 of his 20 starts... Walked one batter or none
in 15 of his 20 starts... The Phillies went 13-7 (.650) in his starts.2006Started his 3rd straight season with Lakewood (A)...Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week,
4/17-23 (1-0, 8.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 12 SO)...Had 31 SO over a 3-game stretch (12 on 4/18 vs
Greensboro; 9 on 4/24 at Delmarva; 10 on 4/29 vs
Lake County)...Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month for
April (2-1, 1.60 ERA, 33.2 IP, 6 ER, 42 SO)...Promoted to Clearwater (A) on 5/12...Had a career-high 9 wins and ranked 7th in the Florida
State League in ERA...Led Clearwater with 2 CG...Pitched his first career SHO, 8/22 at Fort Myers (7.0 IP,
5 H, 2 SO)...Participated in the Arizona Fall League2005Began the season with Lakewood...Promoted to Clearwater on 6/15 and made one start
before being transferred to Batavia (A) on 6/21...Led the New York-Penn League in innings (91.1) and
tied for the league lead in CG (1)...Led Batavia in starts (14), innings and SO (70) and tied
for team lead in wins (5)...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 10 straight starts,
7/1-8/19...Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week, 7/4-10...Selected as a NYPL midseason All-Star2004Began the season with Lakewood...Pitched 8.0 shutout innings, 6/7 at Lake County (2 H, SO)...Assigned to Batavia on 6/30...Pitched a 1-hitter with a season-high 11 SO, 7/20 vs
Oneonta (ND, 8.0 IP)...Pitched in the Florida Instructional League2003Began his pro career with the Gulf Coast Phillies (R)...Pitched in the FIL